April 27, 2015
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 8, 2015 The farmers’ market food safety workshop is a half day training session which will provide farmers’ market vendors with a basic knowledge of retail food safety, sanitation, and regulatory topics suited for vendors selling food products at farmers’ markets. Who Should Attend? Vendors involved in producing and/or selling food… Read More >
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 The farmers’ market food safety workshop is a half day training session which will provide farmers’ market vendors with a basic knowledge of retail food safety, sanitation, and regulatory topics suited for vendors selling food products at farmers’ markets. Who Should Attend? Vendors involved in producing and/or selling food… Read More >
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 11, 2015 The farmers’ market food safety workshop is a half day training session which will provide farmers’ market vendors with a basic knowledge of retail food safety, sanitation, and regulatory topics suited for vendors selling food products at farmers’ markets. Who Should Attend? Vendors involved in producing and/or selling food… Read More >
April 24, 2015
Backyard chickens are a growing trend, and many townships are establishing or revisiting existing regulations to help provide guidance to residents and code officers for enforcement. But determining exactly how to regulate backyard flocks, be it 3 or 4 hens or a flock of 25 or 30, can be a challenge. To help gain clarification… Read More >
April 20, 2015
April 1, 2015
“Organic Agriculture in the 21st Century” Monday, April 13, 7:00pm Pfahler Auditorium, Ursinus College 601 E. Main Street Collegeville, PA Jean Richardson, Chair of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board (the federal agency that oversees the regulation of all organic food sold in the United States under the “USDA Organic” label) will… Read More >
March 24, 2015
REAP the Energy
Farmland at DVC
February 26, 2015
Looking to enhance your farmers’ market? Join us for the Farmers’ Market Managers Conference to learn how to improve market management and profitability. Click here for more details!
February 20, 2015
Free and open to the public Refreshments Provided Do you operate a local food related business, organization, or farmers market? Are you seeking funding to expand your work and impact on the local food system? Penn State Extension is pleased to be working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and… Read More >